The world believes it can produce goodness all by itself. The person listening to the man by the Jordan River hears a very different message. There appears to be two messages: one of self-righteousness and the other of total dependence on God for salvatio

Valley Experience Series # 4
Opening illustration: One of our good friend’s had this unique experience of growing up as the son of a county sheriff. His father who was the sheriff of Marlin County for many years, passed away last year. It was at this time that he told us of an incident which had
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Being spirit-filled is not a one-time thing, but an ongoing, always needed process.

WHEN IT COMES TO DESCRIBING WHAT THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT CAN DO IN THE LIFE OF A CHRISTIAN, I BELIEVE JESUS GAVE US THE ANSWER IN LUKE 7:22-23.
IT CAME WHEN JESUS TOLD THE DISCIPLES OF JOHN THE BAPTIST TO GIVE A REPORT ABOUT WHAT THEY HAD SEEN AND HEARD WHICH WAS, "THE BLIND SEE, THE LAME
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This sermon highlights how God’s power is manifested in the life of a spirit-filled believer. It also shows difference the Spirit of God makes when He is operating within the church.

SALUTATION
INTRODUCTION - SET THE TONE
SAY: TODAY IS PENTECOST SUNDAY - THE CHURCH’S BIRTHDAY.
BACKGROUND:
DEUT. 16:16 – PENTECOST WAS ONE OF 3 FEASTS CELEBRATED ANNUALLY BY THE JEWS – IT WAS A FEAST OF THANKSGIVING – FIRSTFRUIT – WEEKS - CITY WAS CROWDED.
CELEBRATED 50 DAYS AFTER
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The issue of the origin of humanity is either by creation from God or chance by evolution. Clearly we are created by God

Creation or Chance
Selected Passages
February 15, 2009
Morning Service
Introduction
Tomorrow our nation will celebrate President’s Day as a celebration of two of the greatest Presidents of our nation, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. However, another birthday seeks to overshadow these
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Title: Is It Too Good To Be True?
Text: Ephesians 3:14-21
Thesis: What God can do is not too good to be true!
Introduction
I don’t know if the adage, “If it’s too good to be true, it usually is,” holds true but as a rule, if something seems too good to be true, it usually is too good to
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Title: The Power of Small Is the Power of God
Text: I Samuel 17 :( 1, 4-11, 19-23), 32-49
Thesis: God can do big things through little people.
Introduction
Today the message is classic Sunday School 101. From our earliest childhood Sunday School experiences we were told the story of David
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Examines Elijah’s life of prayer and explains how we as ordinary people can experience the same kind of power Elijah did.

Experiencing the Power of God
When I think of great men of prayer, men who accomplished great things for God, I think of Elijah. Here is a man who called down fire from heaven, brought a widow’s son back to life, ran faster than a horse, traveled 40 days and 40 nights on the strength of one
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Acts 12 records another attempt of Satan to defeat God and his plan for the church. However, God cannot be defeated. This sermon explains why.

* Concept of being undefeated: a rare occurrence
- Only 1 NFL team; 7 NCAA basketball teams; no NBA or MLB teams
* Being undefeated symbolizes that no one was able to be better, play harder, or accomplish more
* It's practically impossible to always be undefeated: the longer you play, the less
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Often we pray for God to act, but what do we really want God to do? Do we pretend to want change when really we want to stay as we are? A challenging message at one of our special healing services.

A man was driving along a road one day when he saw a three-legged chicken. He was amazed enough to drive along side it for a while, and as he was driving, he noticed the chicken was running at 20 mph.
“WOW Pretty fast chicken,” he thought, “I wonder just how fast it can
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DEMON SPIRITS
Matt: 25:41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
Mark 5:12 And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter
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Two times Paul says that we are to "put on the full armor of God" he gives us why and how.

Two times Paul says that we are to "put on the full armor of God" he gives us why and how.
Why? So that we can stand against the devil’s schemes.
The word for Schemes used here is: "metheodeia" which is where we get our word method.
The Devil’s method focuses in on three strategic areas of
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Ephesians 4:25-28 Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one body. In your anger do not sin. Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold. He who has been stealing must steal no
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A Messiah You Can Believe In
Text: Matt. 13:53-58
Introduction
1. Illustration: One of the greatest tragedies for people would be to live in darkness when they could live in the light…
Rose Crawford had been blind for 50 years. Then she had an operation in an Ontario hospital. She
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7/25/2010
I am not ashamed of the Gospel
Romans chapter 1:8-17
Introduction-
We are going to look for a moment at the gospel of Christ. The Gospel, the good news. The gospel is only good news
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When God Shows Up – What Happens
Acts 4:32-37
Strengthening Your Faith – 2009 Black Creek
February 22, 2009 AM Sermon
This past week, we discovered “the one true POWER SOURCE” – being plugged into the Holy Spirit through having a relationship with Jesus Christ our Lord. It is imperative
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